Viewer request to try out an antenna for ham radio in the attic.
Ham antenna receiver attic.
A second advantage to mounting the antenna in the attic is that you will be protected from lightning strikes in the event of severe weather.
Lots of amateurs in these situations are doing so successfully especially on hf.
The house will act as a natural shield and as long as your attic mounted antenna system is independent to the rest of your antennas lightning won t be an issue.
The mfj 931 could potentially be used a tuned counterpoise for your attic shortwave antenna.
Again stay away from metal and wires to maintain your pattern.
Falling through the roof is a much more likely scenario.
Using the cq antennas center insulators from ke5fen.
It is theoretically possible to create a fire in the attic from your ham radio antenna but the conditions required for that to work require purpose and luck making this not a realistic concern for the typical attic farmer.
On hf wire beams can be run on the roof supports or the rafters these usually are good for one direction only but can be switched electrically for different coverage.
Attic antennas many types of antenna can be mounted in the attic if you don t have radiant barrier tech shield.
Thanks david for the insulators first to comment below i ll send you.
Need lots of room keep them away from metal objects like heaters and ducts wire antennas can be run near the peak of the roof inside the attic bent in odd shapes to match the space available.
Many hams including many of you reading this are limited by hoa or other outdoor antenna restrictions.
But even if you can t put up an outdoor antenna you can still operate with antennas installed in an accessible attic space.
A coaxial cable trap dipole antenna installed in the attic provides a surprisingly effective solution to hf operation on the 10 15 20 30 40 and 80 meter amateur bands at a qth with restrictive covenants that prohibit outside antennas.
On vhf a beam antenna can work well in the attic even a rotator can be used.
